[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

EXPRESSING SORROW OF THE HOUSE AT THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JULIAN C. 
         DIXON, MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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                               speech of

                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 8, 2000

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I have served with Congressman 
Julian Dixon for the past eight years. I was saddened by the news early 
Friday morning, December 8, 2000, that Julian Dixon is no longer with 
us. My heartfelt condolences go out to his beloved wife Bettye and son 
Cary. He will be missed by our colleagues of this United States 
Congress.
  When I thought of Julian, I thought of him as an officer and 
gentleman. Julian was an officer. As an officer, he was honorable, 
noble, trustworthy, and a quiet commander. As a gentleman, he was a man 
of chivalrous and genuine qualities.
  Service was the guiding principle of his life. He was the eminent 
expression of congenial relationships, and yes character and 
temperament changed with every activity he was involved with. Lives 
touched by Representative Dixon became engaged and thereafter 
empathetic, kindly and honorable.
  He worked hard for his constituents of California. He never tired of 
spreading princely qualities to everyone he met. Yes, he was a 
consensus builder. He will be missed.
  With Representative Dixon, it was never about winning, but it was 
truly about how you managed the hand you were dealt.
  He was an officer. He was a gentleman. He was my colleague.

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